How do I install mail-muncher?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/craigjmidwinter/mail-muncher

What does mail-muncher connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches gmail and imap. The credentials we found in its source are IMAP_PASSWORD.

Is mail-muncher official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-14.

What licence does mail-muncher use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mail-muncher

mail-muncher is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches gmail and imap. It needs IMAP_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Fetches and presents filtered Gmail emails as .eml and markdown files, and serves them over MCP to AI agents.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mail-muncher’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read mail-muncher’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

gmail, imap

Credential

IMAP_PASSWORD

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

An email client for AI agents. Filtered, read-only Gmail delivered to disk as .eml + markdown, and served over MCP.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

mail-muncher compared with similar servers

mail-muncher compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mail-muncher (this page)	gmail, imap	IMAP_PASSWORD	3	2026-09-14	MIT
MCPEmails	csrf, encryption, gmail, imap(2 shared)	CSRF_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY, IMAP_PASSWORD	13	2026-10-23	AGPL-3.0
google-workspace-mcp	gmail, google(1 shared)	GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET	192	2026-10-21	Apache-2.0
mail-mcp	gmail, mail(1 shared)	MAIL_OAUTH2_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET, MAIL_OAUTH2_DEFAULT_REFRESH_TOKEN, MAIL_OAUTH2_WORK_CLIENT_SECRET, MAIL_OAUTH2_WORK_REFRESH_TOKEN	108	2026-10-23	MIT
mcp-server-email	gmail(1 shared)	None listed	81	2025-04-27	MIT
mcp-headless-gmail	gmail(1 shared)	None listed	55	2025-05-24	MIT

Ranked by services in common with mail-muncher, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mail-muncher

What does mail-muncher do?: Fetches and presents filtered Gmail emails as .eml and markdown files, and serves them over MCP to AI agents.
How do I install mail-muncher?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/craigjmidwinter/mail-muncher
What does mail-muncher connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches gmail and imap. The credentials we found in its source are IMAP_PASSWORD.
Is mail-muncher official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-14.
What licence does mail-muncher use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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